1907 Latrobe Athletic Association season

American football team season January 2025 Latrobe Athletic Association 1907 green red white 5–2–2 or 5–3–2 John Brallier Harry Ryan John Brallier Leo Gibson Latrobe Steel Athletic Grounds 1906 The 1907 Latrobe Athletic Association season was their twelfth season in existence. The decrease in community interest and the change of the team from the professional ranks to a local amateur status in 1907 coincided with John Brallier's last year as a player. The team finished 5–3–2 or 5–2–2Lyceum in 1907. Leadership Prior to the start of the season, Latrobe's veteran captain Harry Ryan retired as a player and took on the role of co-head coach with John Brallier, who also held the position of manager.Latrobe Bulletin September 11, 1907 1 Football for Latrobe Is Now Almost a Certainty https://www.newspapers.com/article/122038723/ Newspapers.com Leo Gibson succeeded Ryan as captain.The Gazette Times Pittsburgh October 4, 1907 9 Gibson to Captain Latrobe https://www.newspapers.com/article/132819156/ Newspapers.com It was arranged that Brallier would handle coaching duties every third week or when Ryan was working the night shift at the steel plant.Latrobe Bulletin September 17, 1907 1 Two Games of Football Are Arranged with Steelton https://www.newspapers.com/article/132818952/ Newspapers.com Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Source 1 October 12 Altoona Athletic ClubGame was billed as being against the Altoona Athletic Club, but was really against the Altoona Area High School football team.Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association 2 Annual 1980 1–21 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-052.pdf Robert Van Atta dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165729/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-052.pdf 2009-03-26 W 22–0 2 October 19 Steelton L 0–6 3 October 26 Ellwood City W 28–0 4 November 2 at Steelton L 0–12 5 November 5 California (PA) YMCA W 38–0 6 November 9 Wilkinsburg Sterling Athletic Club T 0–0 7 November 16 at South Fork T 0–0 8 November 23 South Fork W 16–0 9 November 28 Wilkinsburg Sterling Athletic Club W 6–2 The Pittsburgh Post November 29, 1907 9 Sterlings Show Well https://www.newspapers.com/article/132824480/ Newspapers.com 10 November 30 at Pittsburgh LyceumLyceum The Latrobe Bulletin reported that the season ended after the November 28 (Thanksgiving) game vs. Sterling,Latrobe Bulletin November 30, 1907 1 Record of the Football Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/132833373/ Newspapers.com and dismissed the November 30 game vs. Lyceum as having been played by a "patched up conglomeration [of Latrobe and Sterling AC players] styling itself as the Latrobe team".Latrobe Bulletin December 2, 1907 1 Players Received Bunch of Coin https://www.newspapers.com/article/132834011/ Newspapers.com Yearly game results compiled by Robert B. Van Atta do not include the Lyceum game. L 0–33 The Pittsburg Press December 1, 1907 18 Latrobe's Warriors Walloped https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29420265/ Newspapers.comThe Pittsburgh Post December 1, 1907 Sec. 4, p. 1 Pittsburgh Lyceum Lands Laurels in Closing Contest with Latrobe https://www.newspapers.com/article/51365151/ Newspapers.com Game notes References Latrobe Athletic Association Category:Latrobe Athletic Association seasons